Saturday, September 9, 2000.

KIDDERMINSTER Harriers manager Ian Molby is urging his players to have more self-belief following their goalless Nationwide League Division Three draw against Barnet at Underhill on Saturday.

He said: "The funny thing is we are a little bit apprehensive when we come to places like this and we shouldn't be.

"We should believe more in ourselves, but I still think there's a lot more to come from our team and in another three or four months we'll go to places like Barnet and win."

For fifth-in-the-table Harriers it was their first Division Three draw and the third match on the trot that they have failed to find the net.

Molby said: "Barnet worked hard but we had nothing to contend with apart from a load of balloons into our penalty area and we dealt with that all afternoon.

"When we wanted to go forward and win the game we just didn't quite have the energy. But that's probably down to the fact that the transformation from part-time to full-time is just starting to take its toll a little bit.

"It was a good point although we are slightly disappointed that we didn't take all three."

Molby's gamble on playing Stuart Brock with a broken bone in his right hand paid off as the goalkeeper was never put under any severe pressure.

The hand, injured in the warm-up for Harriers' Worthington Cup tie with Walsall the previous Tuesday, was heavily strapped up under his glove.

Brock said afterwards: "It did hold up quite a lot and to be honest I didn't have that much to do. I wasn't put under that much pressure so obviously that helped."

Kidderminster, who were without injured Scott Stamps, Ian Foster and suspended Tony Bird, selected assistant manager Gary Barnett for a place in the starting line-up for the first time this season.

On the bench was Dylan Kerr, a 33-year-old left-back who has been signed on a 28-day contract as cover. He was released by Kilmarnock at the end of last season where he had spent four years. He was previously with Leeds United and Reading.

Molby, however, made only one substitution with Paul Webb replacing record signing midfielder Andy Ducros after 61 minutes.

The Aggborough boss explained: "Ducros and Ian Bogie didn't do pre-season with us and this is the time of the year where that starts to bite, so that's the reason I took Ducros off. Webb did okay when he came on. There wasn't a lot to do but he pushed himself forward and got into one or two promising positions."

Throughout the match clear-cut chances were few and far between, although both sides had an opportunity to break the deadlock within the space of two-second half minutes.

On 76 minutes a deep cross by midfielder Barnett found Stewart Hadley who should have done better with a header which was easily gathered by keeper Lee Harrison.

The Bees then had their chance when a cross from the impressive Darren Currie flashed across the goal, with substitute Tony Richards just failing to get his head to the ball.

On 85 minutes, Brock had to dive to save at the feet of Ben Strevens before Hadley went just wide with a lob shot four minutes later.

Barnet boss John Still said afterwards: "Like all Conference sides they come up and have got good players. They have invested in Ducros for a fair bit of money for this level and they have brought in Barry Horne and Ian Bogie who are two good players and will do well.

"It's too early to say if they'll make the play-offs but if you have good players you are always going to have a chance.

"They play it a bit on the break with one down the middle and two wide. I think it's possibly how that pans out for them, but they play it very well."